B767 flight crew has tail strike while landing at sbgr.

Attributes
ACN	581878
Time
Date	200305
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbgr.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	581878
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I flew a stabilized approach and made what I thought was an uneventful landing in the touchdown zone and at the appropriate landing speed. There was no unusual nose ht attitude at touchdown. After landing, the flight attendant on the aft jump seat called the cockpit to state that she thought something scraped on landing. On the postflt walkaround a slight amount of the paint on the bottom of the tailskid was scraped off. The shear pin on the tailskid was intact and there was no other damage to the aircraft. A logbook entry was made and the mechanic did a structural inspection which showed no damage to the aircraft. The company dispatcher and maintenance coordinator were informed of the logbook write-up and the maintenance inspection results. I can only surmise that the aircraft was heavier than the paperwork indicated and the struts were weaker than normal. The touchdown was not at all firm, but rather soft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT CREW HAS TAIL STRIKE WHILE LNDG AT SBGR.

Narrative: I FLEW A STABILIZED APCH AND MADE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE AND AT THE APPROPRIATE LNDG SPD. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL NOSE HT ATTITUDE AT TOUCHDOWN. AFTER LNDG, THE FLT ATTENDANT ON THE AFT JUMP SEAT CALLED THE COCKPIT TO STATE THAT SHE THOUGHT SOMETHING SCRAPED ON LNDG. ON THE POSTFLT WALKAROUND A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF THE PAINT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TAILSKID WAS SCRAPED OFF. THE SHEAR PIN ON THE TAILSKID WAS INTACT AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE AND THE MECH DID A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION WHICH SHOWED NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE COMPANY DISPATCHER AND MAINT COORDINATOR WERE INFORMED OF THE LOGBOOK WRITE-UP AND THE MAINT INSPECTION RESULTS. I CAN ONLY SURMISE THAT THE ACFT WAS HEAVIER THAN THE PAPERWORK INDICATED AND THE STRUTS WERE WEAKER THAN NORMAL. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NOT AT ALL FIRM, BUT RATHER SOFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.